. >>> at least 9 people are dead and more than a dozen injured following a tour bus crash in oregon. the oregon state police say the bus hit a patch of ice, lost control, and crashed down an embankment. crews have used ropes to get people back to the interstate. it's believed there were about 40 people on the bus. there is no word yet on where it was coming from are or its destination. >>> president obama has designed a 5-year extension of the u.s. government's authority to eavesdrop on foreign spies and terrorists. it allows u.s. intelligence groups to monitor phone calls and e-mails without and court order. the rule does not apply to americans for whom the government still needs a warrant to legally conduct surveillance. >>> new california law include efforts to better protect children. coaches and administrators in schools will be required to report suspected child abuse and it will be a misdemeanor if a parent or guardian fails to report the sdreerence or death of a child -- disappearance within dwo hours. other laws increase protection from foreclosure, a state pension including